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Re: new XPT cars order
- Subject: Re: new XPT cars order
- From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
- Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2000 17:37:45 +1100
- Newsgroups: aus.rail,misc.transport.rail.australia-nz
- References: <82pg9s$rqc$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <3851E5D2.A00E6402@smartchat.net.au> <82sr8d$kab$1@news1.mpx.com.au> <Rum44.20$py4.542241@news0.optus.net.au> <8389v9$2fg$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <xTY54.27$xC2.486609@news0.optus.net.au> <v3gj5s0cr7pc56p2crl06h70nbrcg65 <mauried.512.385D9749@commslab.gov.au> <drF74.233$OV.16834@nsw.nnrp.telstra.net> <DzF74.98$EO.547721@news0.optus.net.au> <Jwbc4.5172$FY3.7848@ozemail.com.au>
- Reply-To: trainman@ozemail.com.au
Ray McDermott wrote:
> Will the new XPT cars have those dreadful rattling, groaning, squeaking,
> rough-riding ABB bogies or will they revert to the nice-riding, quiet
> Pommie ones ???
The nice-riding, quiet ones were extensively modified over 2 years by SRA to get
such a good ride under Australian conditions. The new noisy ones are basically
pommy ones that have not been modified greatly.
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David Johnson
trainman@ozemail.com.au
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/